This has changed due to:
a) the Civil War
b) 14th Amendment
Prior to the Civil War what you stated above was the case.
A night and day difference between Scott v. Sandford (1856) and the Slaugher-House cases (1873).
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Place (public) of birth -> locus celebrationis. Intrinsic allegiance of a "creature of State"? If you are "First Middle Last" you might be a creature of a State. Consider the following:
Quote:
It is irrefutably impossible for I, ....., to have become by birth subject to the State of ....
I posted this in another thread, but it fits in nicely here as well. Anyone with a Social Security Card is considered "Federal Personnel":
5 USC ? 552a - Records maintained on individuals
(a) Definitions.
(13) the term ?Federal personnel? means officers and employees of the Government of the United States, members of the uniformed services (including members of the Reserve Components), individuals entitled to receive immediate or deferred retirement benefits under any retirement program of the Government of the United States (including survivor benefits).